What Muscles Are In The Legs? Each leg is made up of different muscle groups, each with its own muscles. The best-known group is the quadriceps, which has four muscles on the front of the upper leg. These muscles are some of the strongest in your body and help to straighten and extend your leg. […]
Signs of Magnesium Deficiency and Best Supplementation
Magnesium deficiency can often be the source of trouble when the mineral is involved in many seemingly unrelated functions in your body. For example, if you haven’t gone to the bathroom in three days, you may be snapping at your kids and you keep losing your car keys. All of these could be traced back […]
Keto Diet Grocery List: A Dietitian’s Guide
The majority of obesity cases are caused by unhealthy eating habits. According to current estimates, obesity affects around one billion people worldwide. This includes 39 million children, 340 million adolescents, and 650 million adults. Around 167 million people will be obese or overweight by 2025, which will put their health in danger, according to the […]
Plyometric Workout: 18 Bodyweight Exercises for Strength and Speed
WHAT IS PLYOMETRICS? The following text describes Plyometric training, which is a type of exercise that combines a quick, powerful movement with a series of reactive exercises. This type of exercise is beneficial because it uses the stretch-shortening cycle, which is a movement that helps improve your coordination and balance. The difference between plyometric training […]
How To Do an Elimination Diet
In order to stay healthy and active, you need to consume balanced nutrients through food. However, sometimes the food you eat is not always agreed upon by your body. It can be tricky to determine which food is causing the disagreement. Fortunately, an elimination diet can assist you in finding the answer. According to Maxine […]
Ab Workouts at the Gym: 17 Creative Exercises to Target Your Core
If you want to improve your abs or core, resistance band core workouts are a great way to add variety to your current core workout routine or progress bodyweight core exercises to the next level. Exercising with resistance bands can help to develop the muscles in your core, including the abdominals, obliques, and deeper muscles […]
Is Gluten Free Healthier? Here are the Facts
What is Gluten? Gluten is a type of protein found in wheat, barley, rye, and other grains. It acts as a sort of glue, helping to hold food together, and can be found in many unexpected places such as soy sauce and toothpaste. Is Gluten Free Healthier? This is where the discussion and heated debate […]
16 frequently-asked fitness questions and their answers
16 frequently-asked fitness questions and their answers 1. How much cardio should I be doing? The answer to many of the questions on this list, including this one, is “it depends.” I know. It’s frustrating to hear that answer, but I’ll break down WHY and hopefully this will help you determine the best method for […]
Core Training for Serious Judo Players
One of the most important, but least understood, parts of the body is the core. The core can be broken down into four main functions. These functions will often overlap, but this is okay for the sake of training economy. Stabilization: Important for transferring force created in one part of the body to other parts […]
Do You Need to Train to Muscle Failure for Hypertrophy?
Do You Need to Train to Muscle Failure for Hypertrophy Training to muscle failure in order to gain muscle mass has been a staple in lifting culture for some time. In his book The Science and Practice of Strength Training, Vladimir Zatsiorsky wrote that “a muscle fiber that is recruited but not fatigued is not […]
Essential Post Workout Shake Ingredients
It is important to eat after working out in order to allow the muscles to repair themselves and to maintain peak performance. There are many products which claim to help with muscle growth and recovery, but not all of them are effective. The best thing to do after exercising is to eat foods that are […]